The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-29
Norwich University.

A new era of prosperity seems to have
dawned upon this once hourishing institu-
ton, and it appears destined to recover
much, if not ALL of its former renown as
military school. The attendance during
the year Just past has been larger than
at any previous time during the last twenty
five years, and the events which conduce to
this result are numerous. During the year a
signal service station has been established
at the University by the United States gov
eminent and cadets are thus privileged to
receive instruction in taking weather OBJ
observations and in military signaling. The
station is in charge of Sergeant II. j. Cox,
formerly of the signal service office in Bos-
ton and a graduate of Harvard College,
and is in thoroughly competent hands.
During the same time the corps of instruct
ors at the University has received further
desirable acquisition in the person of Lieu
tenant Il. II. Catlin of the United States
army, who has been detailed by the ma
tional war department as military in
structor, and who was elected commandant
by the trustees at their regular meeting
last Wednesday. And not least among the
favoring circumstances to which the in
creased prosperity of the school is due is
the addition of several free scholarships,
thirty such having been granted by the last
legislature, while friends of the institution
have added to this number twelve half
scholarships For all this the institution
is due in part the unusual interest attaching
to the fifty-thrd annual commencement,
which occurred last week. The baccalau-
reate sermon was preached TO very large
congregation at st. Mary's church on Sun
day, June 10Th, by the Rev. Howard +.
Hill, rector of Christ church at Montpelier,
from the text found in the gospel of Mat
thew, twenty-siXth chapter and tifty-second
verse "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up
again thy sword into his place: for all they
that take the sword shall perish with the
sword"
The Tuesday following was " field day."
the sports being participated in by the corps
on the University parade-ground. A lively
game of baseball between the University
and Montpelier mines resulted in the defeat
of the latter team, by score of eleven to
seven. Other contests were won as follows
one hundred yards dash, by Cadet Way
'Ss; one hundred yards backward dash, by
Cadet Austin, 'S7; sack race, by Cadet Ter
rill $50; three-legged race, by Cadets Ter
rill and Shaw, $50; throwing baseball, by
Cadet Terrill, three hundred twenty and
one-half feet; running high jump, by Cadet
Terrill, four feet, eight inches; potato race,
by Cadet Jucket $50; high kick, by Cadet
Terrill, seven feet, ten inches; putting
thirty-two-pound shot, by Cadet Shaw, 49,
seventeen feet, three inches.
The Alpha Sigma ri fraternity banquet
was held at the Morris House in the evening
and speeches were made by DR.. Mayo, Rev
Homer White, Captain Wait and c. X.
Mellen
Wednesday afternoon was occupied by
the business meetings of the trustees and of
the alumni the former being held at the
treasurer's office in the savings bank. DR..
W. b. Mayo of Mortified was elected a
trustee in place of General L., G.. Kingsley,
resigned, and Hon. George l.. Spear of
Braintree to succeed James A. Whittier,
resigned. Aside from these changes about
the usual routine business was transacted.
Concert Hall was crowded in the evening"
the time appointed for the junior exhibition
Prayer was offered by the Rev. A, H. Webb
and the exercises proceeded in accordance
with the following programme;
Song =" Remarkable"
Junior Quartette. .
Essay Meteorology"
Sergeant 4. 4, Hayward.
Address Boys in Blue"
Corporal II, T Way. ,,n
song hlfls OF Nofthnelu'
Junior Quartette,
Dissertation ........" The Mortified Iron Bridge"
Sergeant III, :. Denny. .
Story............,' Something little visionary"
Sergeant II. II. Goss
Essay. 49," A Few Geological Features of Vermont
Sergeant W, A, shaw,
Scientific Project"
Sergeant +, 4. Austin
Sergeant l.. Il, johnson.
Musc.., Glass Song.
Junior Quartette.
The class song was a novel production,
with humorous vein and n gratifying ali